Love! Valour! Compassion!

Love! Valour! Compassion!

Eight men. One summer. Figure it out.

1997 · 108 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

A group of gay friends spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.

Directed by Joe Mantello · Written by Terrence McNally

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